Urad Dal Kachori

Name: Urad Dal Kachori
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole wheat flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons Ghee ((clarified butter)); ⅓ cup water (or add as required); ½ cup urad dal ((hulled and split black gram) - soaked in water for 3 to 4 hours or overnight); 3 tablespoons water (for grinding urad dal, grind to a semi fine paste); 1.5 inches ginger (or 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger); 1 teaspoon green chillies (- finely chopped); ½ tablespoon Ghee; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder; ½ teaspoon red chilli powder; ½ teaspoon Coriander Powder; ½ teaspoon crushed fennel seeds ((or fennel powder)); 1 teaspoon amchur powder ((dry mango powder)); 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing)); salt (as required); oil (for deep frying, as required)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

Urad Dal Kachori are soft as well as crispy lentil stuffed deep fried pastry from the Uttar Pradesh cuisine. This traditionally made kachori is stuffed with a savory, spiced urad dal filling encased in a dough pastry that is deep fried to a golden perfection.

Updated at: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 02:12:52 GMT